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Grand entrance: Purdue president arrives at commencement ceremony via ‘couch cart’
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Purdue University president Mitch Daniels had a fashionable arrival to the school’s commencement ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday, Purdue hosted its graduation ceremony at Ross-Ade Stadium, the school’s football stadium. Daniels had an idea for a great way to arrive at the event — in both comfort and in style.
Daniels was driven in via a “couch cart,” which was built by Purdue students last month. Simply put, the couch cart is a motorized loveseat. And the president of the university was all about making a grand entrance on this unique transportation method.
President Mitch Daniels entered the stadium in style, taking a ride on the campus-renowned “couch cart.” pic.twitter.com/KbndUrhrVR
— Purdue Exponent (@purdueexponent) May 15, 2021
The couch cart was created by Ethan Cox and Nathan Peercy, according to a story run by WLFI in Lafayette/West Lafayette. It has a speed of 12 miles per hour.
“It is a couch that we had lying around, a cart from Menards, and a bunch of go-kart parts we bought online,” Cox told WLFI in April. “It’s nothing serious, it wasn’t for a class project or anything, we just thought it would be a fun time.”
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB